Here are today’s top Michigan news stories… LSJ: State policy recommends ties for guys, despite Gov. Rick Snyder’s casual style — After months of the governor showing up at events in a sports coat sans tie, a new directive has gone out to thousands of state employees saying ties for men are preferred when representing the state on [...]
The People’s News 9/26/11
September 26, 2011 By 2 Comments
Here are the top Michigan news stories… FREE PRESS Editorial: Unions, Michigan have no time for a right-to-work brawl - But the possibility that Republicans have the votes needed to adopt a right-to-work law doesn’t mean it would be wise — or politically profitable, by even the most cynical calculus — to do so. It is hard [...]
The People’s News 8/24
August 24, 2011 By 2 Comments
Here are today’s top Michigan news stories… DETROIT NEWS COLUMN: GOP flunks all efforts at reform — To say the GOP has earned an “F” thus far is an understatement. Now that the Legislature is back, Republican leaders can either continue attacking public education and the middle class or actually invest in our state and be the leaders that the public thought they elected. GRAND RAPIDS PRESS: Another [...]
The People’s News 8/23
August 23, 2011 By 2 Comments
Here are today’s top Michigan news stories… MPRN: CMU faculty ordered back to work — The judge issued the temporary restraining order against the CMU Faculty Association less than 24 hours after tenured and tenure-track professors walked off the job… In a written statement, Faculty Association President Laura Frey says professors will follow the order, and return to work tomorrow morning. MLIVE COLUMN: Members [...]
The People’s News 8/11/11
August 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Here are today’s top Michigan news stories… FREE PRESS COLUMN: From Lansing to D.C., the middle is being marginalized — And although Snyder has so far secured all his legislative objectives without Democratic help, that is largely because Republicans enjoy decisive majorities in both houses. Nothing about Michigan’s pragmatic governor suggests that he would resist negotiating with Democrats if [...]
The People’s News 8/4/11
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Here are today's top stories – AP: Poll: Many local government leaders say Michigan is on the wrong track – After seeing lawmakers cut their funding and give financial managers sweeping new powers, half of local government leaders say they think Michigan is on the wrong track while a third saying it's headed in [...]
The People’s News 8/2/11
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Here are today’s top news stories… LSJ: Michigan welfare recipients bracing for four-year cap on benefits — But as state lawmakers near approving a law to limit the benefit to four years, the Lansing single mother wonders how she’ll pay the bills without the aid as she cares for her 13-year-old son and 22-year-old severely autistic son… [...]
The People’s News 8/1/11
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Here are the top news stories… AP: Budget Director Questions School Aid — “It’s not that I’m saying we need to cut the school aid fund … (but) a lot of this stuff was put in place 15, 20 years ago when Michigan looked totally different,” he said during a recent interview with The Associated Press. “We [...]
The People’s News 7/29/11
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Here are today's top stories - FLINT JOURNAL: Group gathers to rally against emergency financial manager law – The group Stand Up For Democracy gathered panelists at a church on Thursday to speak against the state's emergency financial manager law in a townhall meeting. About 80 people gathered at Woodside Church on East Court Street [...]
The People’s News 7/26/2011
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Here are today's top stories – Here are today's top news stories… WILX (with video): State Workers Rally Outside Governor's Office in Detroit - About one thousand state workers from five different unions took to the sidewalk outside Governor Snyder's Detroit office Monday afternoon, hoping to get their point across. "Instead of taking more [...]
The People’s News 7/22/11
July 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Here are today's top news stories… GRAND RAPIDS PRESS: State of Change: How Michigan's business tax revenue will fall and income tax revenue will rise Down and up: How state revenue from business taxes will fall and income tax revenue will rise under this year's tax changes. DETROIT FREE PRESS: Some say tuition hikes at [...]
Local citizens take action to hold Jeff Farrington accountable for cuts to education, taxes on seniors
July 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
Local workers and citizens went door-to-door today in Sterling Heights to tell their neighbors about Rep. Jeff Farrington’s (R-Harrison Twp) dangerous votes to cut $500 million from local K-12 schools and raise taxes on seniors’ pensions by over $330 million. The group also released this video highlighting Farrington’s votes: “Jeff Farrington needs to get his [...]
